Mid-Century Architecture

CANADA: MISC. BUILDINGS (page 2)

Hotel Maritime Plaza
Montréal, QC		 Habitat 67
Montréal, QC
The Hotel Maritime Plaza was built around 1964. For more, see this website.

The Habitat 67 housing complex was designed by Moshe Safdie and built as part of Expo 67. The complex is four blocks long. The 158 interlocking concrete boxes each have their own garden. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3.

Biosphère
Montréal, QC		 Marriott Château Champlain
Montréal, QC
The Biosphère was built in 1967 as the U.S. Pavilion for Expo 67. The geodesic dome design was created by Richard Buckminster Fuller. During repairs in 1976, a fire destroyed the structure's transparent acrylic bubble. The steel framework was preserved. The structure now contains an education museum devoted to water and climate change. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

The Marriott Château Champlain was built in 1967 in time for Expo 67. The shape of the windows have earned it the nickname of the "Cheese Grater". For more, see this website.

Olympic Stadium
Montréal, QC
The Olympic Stadium was designed by Roger Taillibert and built in 1976. After the Olympics, the stadium was used for baseball, football, and soccer. However, since 2004, it has not had a major tenant. For more, see this website.

Olympic Village
Montréal, QC
The Olympic Village was built in 1976 as housing for the athletes. The complex is now used as apartments. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-La-Salle Church
Montréal, QC
Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-La-Salle Church was built in 1964. For more, see this website.

More Canadian Mid-Century Buildings:
Maritime Museum (Vancouver, BC)
Church of the Precious Blood: 1, 2 (St. Boniface, MB)
Ontario Place: 1, 2, 3 (Toronto, ON)
various mid-century buildings (various cities, ON)
Flying Saucer (Cavendish, PE) [now nearby at Shining Waters Family Fun Park]